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Season 3 – Upstart Crow

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William Shakespeare starts to make a name for himself while also trying to be a husband and father.
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Upstart Crow — Season 3

Critics Reviews

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Suzi Feay Financial Times A poignant moment. Rated: 4/5 Aug 31, 2018 Full Review Carol Midgley Times (UK) It is good, clean, life-affirming quality slapstick and there's not a lot of that about. Rated: 3/5 Aug 31, 2018 Full Review Samuel Fishwick London Evening Standard This is safe, costume comedy. Three seasons in, there's a nagging feeling it hasn't stepped out of its slippers. Aug 29, 2018 Full Review David Nice The Arts Desk There are still poignant comparisons between past and present, but for all the consummate pacing from Mitchell and Whelan, let this be the last lockdown comedy. Enough, no more, it's not as funny as it was before. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2020 Full Review Kyle Smith National Review Anything goes, as long as it's good for a laugh, and most of it is. The show is such a cheery, cheeky thing that it could prove a gateway drug for young folks. Apr 2, 2020 Full Review Alison Graham Radio Times It's little more than a passingly intellectual, very broad pantomime. But hey ho, Upstart Crow harms no one, it's got a good heart in its own way, and it's so daft it's impossible to despise. Apr 12, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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andrew b Look, I'm a big fan of Ben Elton's writing, I have all his books, I think Blackadder was the best series I've ever seen, I recently saw him live, and had an incredibly enjoyable time with his new routine. Upstart Crow is funny, there is no doubt in my mind that it is well written and very clever, but it's inconsistent. I think the central conceit is pretty good, getting the untold story of how Shakespeare's life presented him with the material for his plays, but the show seems to wonder if Shakey is the good guy or the bad guy. A balance beautifully struck in Blackadder. The acting is good. The writing is often very good, just not always. Maybe he needed Curtis to help out. I enjoyed all 3 seasons. the ending is Jarring but there was no investment in Hamnet at all as a character, how are we supposed to care. It's not like in Goes Forth. It does not fit. New jokes, Ben, please. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The best season yet - Simply brilliantington! And a very moving final episode. More please! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A rather let down in the middle episodes this season Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Mitchell

Will Shakespeare

Liza Tarbuck

Anne Hathaway

Paula Wilcox

Mary Shakespeare

Helen Monks

Susanna Shakespeare

Harry Enfield

John Shakespeare

Gemma Whelan

Kate

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 29, 2018 Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be! Will finishes writing his play, but the actors think it lacks comedy. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 5, 2018 Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death Will's friends believe Hamlet is the greatest comedy, but he insists it isn't meant to be funny; Greene excludes Will from his literary set; Marlowe's reputation hits an all-time low. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 12, 2018 If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed? London is full of anti-immigrant rioting; Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the players plan to do their bit to help those worse off than themselves with a fundraising charity gala night. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 19, 2018 Sigh No More Kate fills in for Sue at a masked ball; Hamnet completes a runner. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 26, 2018 The Most Unkindest Cut of All Will decides to write a play about Roman politician and general Julius Caesar. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 3, 2018 Go On and I Will Follow With the London Theatre Awards approaching, Will believes he has a chance of winning. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 25, 2018 A Crow Christmas Carol It's a bleak midwinter in the Shakespeare household as the family comes to terms with a cruel loss, but when a mysterious stranger tells Will a tale of redemption he becomes filled anew with love and light and hope. Details

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Season Info

Director
Richard Boden
Executive Producer
Chris Sussman
Screenwriter
Ben Elton
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 29, 2018